The Association For Preservation Technology International (APT) is a multi-disciplinary, membership organization dedicated to promoting the best technology for conserving/preserving historic structures and their settings.

Special Event

Protecting Cultural Heritage and Historic Structures from DisastersDisasters are increasing globally. Their adverse impacts on lives, livelihoods, and regional/local economies are increasingly felt. Losses to both our tangible and intangible cultural heritage and historic structures and sites during disasters are increasing also. These losses include not only those to sites, structures and artifacts of cultural significance, but they are also impacting cultural tourism and the financial resources cultural heritage and historic structures can introduce to local communities, cities and countries.

This webinar provides an overview of these concepts as an introduction to the Design Challenges For Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Session held at the October 2013 APT Conference in New York City.

This session qualifies for 1 AIA Learning Unit.

Webinar production was made possible with a grant from the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT).

Registration fee is $35 for APT members; $45 for non-members. Viewing is free to educational institutions; contact info@apti.org for the free web link.

JSTOR

Text and illustrations from the back issues of the APT Bulletin are now available through JSTOR, online digital archive. This includes all past articles from the first issue up through the past year, as well as APT Bulletin's predecessors.

As a benefit of membership, APT members can now use their existing member login to access the back issues of the APT Bulletin in JSTOR.

The APT Building Technology Heritage Library is an on-line, digitized collection of architectural and construction trade catalogs and related publications available for use by the public at no charge. The culmination of a four-year effort, the library is hosted as part of the Internet Archive.

OSCAR

Balancing restoration and sustainability without compromising heritage value is a real challenge. As a result, APT's Technical Committee on Sustainable Preservation (TC-SP) has developed the Online Sustainable Conservation Assistance Resource (OSCAR), which is a web-based decision-making tool for anyone seeking to make the best choices about energy-efficient and other sustainability improvements for historic buildings. The development of OSCAR has been underway through largely volunteer TC-SP committee effort since 2011. More information

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APT Partners

NCPTTThe National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) has been an official partner with APT since 2006. APT and NCPTT partner to enhance preservation technology training opportunities offered by both parties, and to jointly develop new training opportunities to better serve preservation practitioners. NCPTT has provided funding for APT conferences, workshops, the OSCAR Environmental Assessment Program and the Building Technology Heritage Library.

Getty FoundationAPT and the Getty Foundation partner to enhance preservation technology training opportunities. In recent years, The Getty Foundation has supported conservation professional from Latin American to attend the APT conference.

Historic Preservation Education Foundation(HPEF)The Historic Preservation Education Foundation has been a frequent partner with APT on special conferences and projects. Past conferences included topics such as windows, accessibility, and building codes. The HPEF is a current partner in the Building Technology Heritage Library.

Preservation Trades NetworkThe Preservation Trades Network and APT share a common value of historic stewardship. The Preservation Trades Network began as an informal meeting at the 1995 APT conference and became a new organization in 2005. In 2012 the two organizations held a joint conference.

US/ICOMOSUS/ICOMOS fosters heritage conservation and historic preservation at the national and international levels through education and training, international exchanges of people and information, technical assistance, documentation, advocacy and other activities consistent with the goals of ICOMOS and through collaboration with other organizations.

The International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI)The mission of the International Concrete Repair Institute is to be a leading resource for education and information to improve the quality of repair, restoration, and protection of concrete and other structures in accordance with consensus criteria.